Visual Arts

It's not new, it's just more urgent – Biennale rethinks model
Bunbury Biennale centres local voices in global conversations, demonstrating that connection, currency – and ambition – sit well beyond geography.

Exhibition review: Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, Queensland
Flamboyant images belie post-colonial realities.

Opportunities and awards
New Tasmania commission opportunities, plus young instrumentalist winner, ACT Book of the Year finalists and more!

Night sky storytelling making its mark in regions
A series of large-scale ephemeral light and sound installations is reverberating across regional WA.

Exhibition review: Chick Butcher – Vault, Seven Marks Gallery
Ambitious minimal exhibition raises the bar with a new ARI taking on the ‘tough’ shows.

TarraWarra Biennial 2023: an experience of Indigenous-led relationships
TarraWarra Biennial 2023 offers an invitation that goes beyond the gallery walls.

'A shambles': NZ arts education needs urgent attention
The lack of priority for the creative fields across Aotearoa is causing more and more concern, says Andrew Wood.

A horse death during 'The Rings of Power' leads to questions for the industry
Horse welfare in entertainment and sport needs improvement, says Karen Luke.

Exhibition review: Hannah Quinlivan and Dobell Drawing Prize
Hannah Quinlivan nails it, when it comes to the expanded practice of drawing in our times.

Performance installation review: NEWRETRO, ACCA
Lucy Guerin’s retrospective at ACCA presented an immersive and comprehensive dive into her experimental choreographic world.